Overview
- HBO advanced episode 2 to October 31 for Halloween, then returns the series to Sundays with episode 3 on November 9 and the eight-episode finale slated for December 14.
- HBO-reported figures show 5.7 million viewers across TV and streaming in the first three days after the October 26 premiere.
- Bill Skarsgård reprises Pennywise, joining a new ensemble centered on Derry in 1962.
- Cocreator Andy Muschietti says the primary story is designed as a three-season arc tied to Pennywise cycles in 1962, 1935 and 1908, expanding the mythology of Derry.
- Producers say HBO granted broad creative freedom for an intense, uncensored opening as the series blends cosmic horror with social and historical themes.